Maxwell School News and Commentary
Bendix speaks to Associated Press, Bloomberg about the California wildfires
"Climate change makes everything worse," says Jacob Bendix, professor of geography and the environment. "Efforts to manage fire risks "will be of limited use as long as the climate is getting warmer and in many cases getting drier."
See related: Climate Change, Natural Disasters, State & Local, United States, Wildfires
Lovely quoted in Reuters article on how Biden will handle tariffs
"It’s unclear how [President Biden] will balance these different competing forces," says Professor of Economics Mary Lovely, about the different parties with a vested interest in Trump's China tariffs, such as labor unions, farmers and climate activists.
See related: Economic Policy, Federal, Tariffs, Trade, United States
Reeher comments on political hyperbole in USA Today
Professor Grant Reeher says that Trump's exaggerations of labeling Democrats as socialists and radicals are having little impact, and that, "after four years, voters are used to the hyperbole."
See related: Political Parties, U.S. Elections, United States
Van Slyke keynotes Oxford conference on social impact
See related: Awards & Honors, Government
Scholars join faculty for 2020-21; new chairs announced
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Mitchell joins Procyon Partners as managing director
Prior to joining Procyon Partners, which is an an independent, employee-owned financial management firm, Steven J. Mitchell ’90 B.A. (Econ) served as managing director of wealth management, as well as a Pinnacle Council and Pinnacle Circle member at UBS, where he worked for twelve years.
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Shi article on the unequal distribution of substitute teaching
See related: Civil Rights
Purser named Montonna Professor, recognizing work with undergraduates
The Dr. Ralph E. Montonna Endowed Professorship for the Teaching and Education of Undergraduates fund is designed to provide support, in the form of a supplemental research fund, to a professor with notable engagement in undergraduate education. Gretchen Purser, associate professor of sociology, received this year's award.
See related: Giving, Promotions & Appointments
In Athenian Oath, EMPA grad hears ‘call to action for democracy'
See related: Student Experience
Mitra, Karakas paper on the political economy of populism published